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Key Stage 2Non European SocietiesArtCross-curricular TopicDesign & TechnologyGeographyHistoryYear 5Year 6
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This KS2 early Islamic civilisation topic has everything you need to explore one of the most incredible and advanced civilisations the world has ever seen with your class! During this fascinating topic, your children will develop a secure understanding of the chronology and context of the early Islamic empire as they: learn about the expansion and dissolution of the empire; study the ancient round city of Baghdad; wonder at the glorious Islamic art and architecture; visit the learned scholars of the House of Wisdom; travel and trade along the Silk Road, and prepare tantalising West-Asian dishes.

 
#TheCompleteTopic20lessons

Restore your work-life balance with this early Islamic civilisation KS2 pack which provides ready-to-teach lessons across a range of curriculum subjects. Each lesson contains a detailed lesson plan, slideshow presentation and plenty of practical, differentiated activities and resources designed to build your children's knowledge, oracy, critical thinking and practical skills. Download this early Islamic civilisation KS2 topic now to transform your class into knowledgeable historians, expert cartographers, masterful artists and budding food scientists!

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#AllARTLessonsinTopic

In this series of five lessons, your class will become masterful Islamic artists. They will create geometric patterns and carve the motifs they design in soap. What's more, they will use printmaking to generate a beautiful Islamic pattern and will have a go at using calligraphy to write letters and words. They will have the opportunity to design a building with the key features of Islamic architecture and will even design and make their very own stained glass window!

Each of these five downloadable KS2 Islamic Art lessons comes complete with a detailed lesson plan featuring differentiated activities, an interactive slideshow and printable resources to support children in their learning.

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#AllDTLessonsinTopic

Train your class to be confident food scientists with this series of five DT cooking and nutrition lessons. Over the course of the unit, your children will learn about West Asian produce and explore the smell, taste and textures of typical West Asian foods. Children will learn all about good food nutrition and safe, hygienic food preparation while also enjoying practical opportunities to apply their skills: creating meal plans for the Caliph, adapting and improving recipes and practising different food preparation techniques.

Each of these five ready-to-teach Early Islamic Civilisation DT lessons comes complete with a detailed lesson plan and slideshow as well as printable recipes and resources to support differentiated, practical activities.

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#AllHISTORYLessonsinTopic

This series of six lessons will transport your children through the early Islamic civilisation timeline, from the foundation of Islam and expansion of the empire in the seventh century, to its political fragmentation and dissolution in the 13th century. These lessons will expand your children's understanding of the world as well as their critical thinking. Throughout the unit, children will practise and sharpen historical skills, such as how to create accurate timelines, analyse historical sources, summarise and synthesise historical evidence, make informed comparisons and assess cause.

Each ready-to-teach early Islamic Civilisation History lesson contains a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an engaging slideshow and printable resources to support the children's learning.

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#AllGEOGRAPHYLessonsinTopic

Transform your class into expert cartographers with this series of four KS2 geography lessons which focus on map skills and locational knowledge. During this unit, children will learn about key cities of the Islamic empire and use their understanding of latitude and longitude to locate and chart these on a map. Children will learn about the Silk Road network and about the goods and ideas exchanged along the routes. Children will also explore city mapping and practise using technical drawing equipment - such as compasses and protractors - to produce an accurate, to-scale map of the round city of Baghdad.

Each ready-to-teach early Islamic Civilisation KS2 Geography lesson contains a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an engaging slideshow and printable resources to support the children's learning.

What's included:

    #Lesson1ArtGeometricpatterns

    Spark your class's interest with this initial Islamic Art KS2 lesson which focuses on the geometric tessellating patterns that are found throughout the genre of Islamic art.

    The children will explore where these patterns are found and used by artists and are challenged to recreate their own patterns using similar shapes and designs as the ones they've seen. Extend your class further by asking them to identify how the negative space when using shapes to create patterns can enhance and expand a pattern's motif, especially when the design is tiled together.

    This complete lesson comes with everything you need to support your class's learning about geometric Islamic art, including a detailed lesson plan, PDF lesson slides and printable resources to accompany the differentiated activity ideas.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Pattern sheets
    • Templates
    • Shape cards
    #Lesson2ArtArabesquesoapcarving

    In this Islamic Art KS2 lesson, your class will begin by recapping on the key features of this genre of art.

    Then, children will learn how Islamic art designs often have patterns of interlacing plants, leaves and abstract flowers. Children will use their understanding to design an arabesque motif, which they will then carve into soap. Alternatively, children could use printmaking materials to make a beautiful printed arabesque design.

    This complete lesson comes with everything you need to support your class's learning about arabesque designs including a detailed lesson plan, PDF lesson slides and printable resources to accompany the differentiated activity ideas.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Design cards
    • Worksheets
    #Lesson3ArtCalligraphyandtheArabicalphabet

    In this Islamic Art KS2 lesson, your class will begin by exploring the three main areas of Islamic art (architecture, art of the book and art of the object).

    Children will then learn about calligraphy as a decorative form of writing or lettering using a pen or brush. They will practise writing their own name using calligraphy pens and will then have a go at recreating the letters of the Arabic alphabet using calligraphy.

    This Islamic Art KS2 lesson pack is ready to go and comes complete with everything you need including a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an interactive slideshow and all the printable resources you will require.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Worksheets
    • Bookmark template
    #Lesson4ArtIslamicarchitecture

    In this Islamic Art KS2 lesson, children will begin by looking at images of Islamic buildings and seeing if they can identify their key features.

    Children will then find out about six of the key features of Islamic architecture: minarets, muqarnas, multifoil arches, domes, geometric patterns and stained glass. Children will use their sketchbooks to record examples of these they find in photographs of Islamic buildings. Alternatively, children could use an online CAD programme to design their own special Islamic building which contains these key features.

    This Islamic Art KS2 lesson pack is ready to go and comes complete with everything you need including a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an interactive slideshow and all the printable resources you will require.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Picture cards
    • Challenge cards
    • Worksheet
    #Lesson5ArtStainedglassinIslamicarchitecture

    This Islamic Art KS2 lesson is all about stained glass and how it is used in some special Islamic buildings to show their importance and to create a beautiful environment. After a warm-up activity in which children search for patterns around their classroom, children will look at examples of Islamic stained glass and will find out about its key features.

    Children will then bring together their understanding of Islamic art to design their own stained glass window featuring a bold, geometric pattern. They will then use eirther drawing pens and colouring pencils or acetate sheets and coloured pens to bring their design to life!

    This complete lesson comes with everything you need to support your class's learning about Islamic stained glass including a detailed lesson plan, PDF lesson slides and printable resources to accompany the differentiated activity ideas.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Design sheet
    • Stained glass window sheet
    #Lesson6DTWestAsianproduce

    During this introductory lesson, children will learn about the typical diets of 10th century Baghdadis, the produce available to them and where these ingredients were grown, reared and caught. Children find out how and why food spoils as well as how to keep food fresh and preserve it out of season.

    The children apply their understanding of hygiene and practise their knife skills while following a recipe to preserve a fruit or vegetable.

    This lesson comes with everything you need to explore West-Asian produce and seasonality, including a detailed lesson plan, PDF lesson slides and printable resources to support the practical food preservation activities.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Knife Skills Aid
    • Where in the World? Produce Cards
    #Lesson7DTSmelltasteandtexture

    In this lesson, children will learn that ingredients differ in nutritional composition, flavour, texture and appearance. Children taste test a range of typical West Asian ingredients before combining ingredients with different flavour profiles to create a delicious labneh - a strained and seasoned yoghurt.

    This session can be split or extended to cook and taste the recipes analysed.

    This lesson pack has everything you need to carry out taste tasting with your class, including: a detailed lesson plan and explanatory teacher notes, PDF lesson slides and printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Labneh Recipe
    • Labneh Recipe Card
    • Taste Test Card and Notes
    • Ingredients Sheets
    #Lesson8DTHealthyandvarieddiets

    In this lesson, children learn how nutritional needs differ from person to person as well as how to read and analyse food nutrition labels. Children analyse the composition of three recipes (leblebi, hummus and falafel) before using their understanding to create a balanced meal plan for themselves or for the Caliph.

    This session can be extended to prepare and cook the recipes analysed.

    This lesson pack comes with all of the resources you need to help children understand and apply the principles of good nutrition, including PDF lesson slides, a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, printable recipes and resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Recipe Cards
    • Ingredient Information Sheets
    • Daily Reference Values
    • Budget Challenge
    • Information Sheet
    #Lesson9DTWestAsianrecipes

    Share some of the Caliph’s favourite recipes - lentil soup, couscous salad and chickpea stew - with children in this lesson which sets up a good, old-fashioned cooking competition.

    Children draw on everything they have learned to adapt one of the recipes to create the most appealing, flavourful and nutritious dish for the Caliph’s upcoming feast. There is even the option to use an online nutrition calculator so children can see the nutritional impact of their suggested recipe adaptations.

    This instantly downloadable lesson pack comes with everything you need to support your children's learning: a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, PDF slideshow, printable recipes and resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Recipe Cards
    • Challenge Cards
    • Ingredient Information Sheets
    • Final Recipe Sheets
    • Competition Invitation
    #Lesson10DTWestAsiancookery

    This last session sees your Food Scientists prepare, cook and evaluate their West-Asian inspired dish for the Caliph. Not only will the children enjoying cooking and eating their dish, but they will also learn about safe food storage so they know how to save any leftovers.

    Let children enjoy the experience of sharing and celebrating their food before you get them started on the washing up!

    This lesson pack includes all you need to support children to prepare and cook a savoury West-Asian-inspired dish, including: a detailed and differentiated lesson plan, engaging lesson slides and printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    #Lesson11HistoryThefoundationandexpansionoftheearlyIslamiccivilisation

    In this opening lesson, children explore the beginnings of the early Islamic empire and learn about the three major caliphates of the period: the Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates.

    Children will learn how to create a chronologically accurate timeline which plots the key periods and significant events in the foundation and expansion of the empire.

    Everything you need to teach this lesson is included in the pack. There is an engaging slideshow, a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activity ideas and all the printable resources required.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Timeline Creators
    • Event Cards
    • Timeline Cards
    • Pitch Example
    #Lesson12HistoryThethreemajorcaliphates6321258CE

    In this session, children debate the question: which was the greatest caliphate of the early Islamic civilisation? Working in teams, children build a case for their caliphate which summarises and synthesises evidence from their research.

    Childen have the opportunity to present the case for their caliphate as well as to listen to and ask questions about the cases made for the other caliphates before taking part in a free vote.

    Encouraging teamwork and critical thinking is a breeze with this ready to teach lesson pack which comes with an engaging slideshow, detailed lesson plan with differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Debate Builder
    • Notes Sheets
    • Discussion Cards
    #Lesson13HistoryLifein10thcenturyBaghdad

    In this lesson, children will find out about the incredible city of Baghdad which was once the largest and most advanced city in the world. Children will analyse a variety of primary and secondary sources to find out what life might have been like in Baghdad c.900 CE.

    Children will summarise and collate all that they have discovered about the various aspects of life in Baghdad in a table before considering how bias can effect the usefulness and reliability of historical sources.

    Everything you need to teach this lesson is included in the pack. There is an engaging slideshow, a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activity ideas and all the printable resources required.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Fact Cards
    • Research Table
    • Information Text
    • Exhibit Cards
    • Exhibition Sheet
    #Lesson14HistoryScholarsandInventionsoftheHouseofWisdom

    This lesson will open your children's eyes to how the scientific and cultural endeavours of the early Islamic civilisation have shaped our understanding and experience of the modern world - from the development of hospitals and surgical instruments to advancing our understanding of light and vision and creating the first camera technology, to introducing a more efficient means of recording and calculating with number.

    Children will research a range of fantastic inventions before applying their knowledge by pitching an invention to a panel of potential investors. If you fancy something different, enjoy the Book of Ingenious Devices with your class and offer children the opportunity to design their own ingenious device!

    Inspiring children to learn has never been so easy with this instantly downloadable lesson pack. All you need is right here, including a multi-media slideshow, detailed lesson plan and engaging, printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Invention Sheet
    • Pitch Template
    • Pitch Example
    • Ingenious Devices
    • Design Sheet
    #Lesson15HistoryGoldenAgeBaghdadandDarkAgeLondon

    During this knowledge-rich session, children will learn how to make comparisions between Baghdad of the Islamic Golden Age and London of Dark Age Anglo-Saxon England c.900 CE.

    After they have practised summarising and synthesising similarities and differences, children will research an area of life in Baghdad and London during the same time period. When children have become an 'expert' in their field of research, they will participate in an Expert Exchange - sharing their knowledge and understanding with one another.

    All you need to compare the experience of life in Golden Age Baghdad and Anglo-Saxon London is right here! This lesson pack includes a detailed lesson plan with differentiated learning activities, a visual-filled slideshow, and well-researched, printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Information Packs
    • Expert Exchange Instruction Sheet
    • Comparison Support Notes
    • Information Card Sets
    • Comparison Table
    #Lesson16HistoryThedeclineoftheempire

    In this last session, children consider the potential causes which led to the decline and dissolution of the early Islamic empire and look closer at the events leading up to the 1258 Siege of Baghdad.

    This lesson offers the option to explore cause and consequence with children through a dramatic retelling of the events leading up to the 1258 Siege of Baghdad or to categorise and assess the relative significance of potential causes of the empire's decline through a diamond nine activity.

    If you want your class to develop their learning through hands on, engaging activities then this is the lesson for you. This lesson pack comes with everything you need: a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an informative slideshow and printable resources to support children's learning.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Diamond Nine Sheet
    • Potential Cause Information Sheet
    • Character Cards
    • Drama Challenge Card
    #Lesson17GeographyThecitiesoftheearlyIslamiccivilisation

    In this first lesson, your class consider a variety of political, physical and historical maps relating to the early Islamic civilisation and learn how to locate and chart cities on a map.

    Children will apply their cartography skills by charting the locations of key Islamic cities onto a map of the territory of the Umayyad Caliphate (c.730 CE) from given latitude and longitude references. If you fancy something different, why not explore the digital map-making option with your class?

    This lesson pack comes with everything you need to develop your children's map skills, including: a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, informative slideshow and engaging, printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Map Maker
    • Map Maker Instructions
    • Teacher Notes
    #Lesson18GeographyTheroundcityofBaghdad

    In this second session, children will explore a range of maps to recap their purpose and features as well as to find out more about the round city of Baghdad.

    Children will learn about calculating scale and practise their technical drawing skills in order to produce an accurate, to-scale map of the round city of Baghdad. There is an option to carry out this activity as an outdoor, team-building version if you prefer.

    This ready-to-teach lesson pack has everything you need to support your children's learning, including: a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an informative slideshow and printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Baghdad Map Maker
    • Baghdad Map
    • Clue Cards
    • Mapping Challenge
    #Lesson19GeographyTradealongtheSilkRoad

    This third session gives children the opportunitiy to find out about the network of trade routes known as the Silk Road.

    Children will learn all about the Silk Road network and discover what goods and ideas were exchanged along its routes. They will consolidate their knowledge by taking part in a highly engaging trading activity.

    This ready-to-teach lesson pack has everything you need to support your children's learning, including: a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, an informative slideshow and printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Import Cards
    • Export Cards
    • Silk Road Import/Export Sheet
    • Trade Cards, Role Cards and Merchant Cards
    #Lesson20GeographyPhysicalandmanmadefeaturesoftheSilkRoad

    In this final session, children use atlases or Google Earth to locate key trading cities and physical features of the Silk Road.

    Children will combine their locational knowledge with their cartography skills to produce an accurate map of the northern route of the Silk Road. A digital map-making option is available along with detailed Teacher Notes.

    This lesson pack comes ready-to-teach with a detailed lesson plan, informative slideshow and differentiated, printable resources.

    What's included:

    • Lesson plan
    • Slides
    • Activity ideas
    • Silk Road Map
    • Challenge Cards
    • Map Maker Instructions
    • Teacher Notes
    • Country Answers
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    Curriculum Objectives covered

    Art Objectives:

    • to create sketch books to record their observations
    • use sketchbooks to review and revisit ideas
    • to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing with a range of materials
    • to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture with a range of materials
    • about great architects in history

    DT Objectives:

    • understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet
    • prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques
    • understand seasonality, and know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed

    Geography Objectives:

    • describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water
    • use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
    • use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
    • use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies
    • identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night)

    History Objectives:

    • a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900; Mayan civilization c. AD 900; Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300

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